Open Strings and Harmonics

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1 Open Strings and Harmonics uitar E B E T B Basic Blues - Bass Part (Key of ) alvin nderson

2 Open Strings and Harmonics 6th String Natural Harmonics o o o o th String Natural Harmonics o o o o th o String Natural Harmonics o o o rd o String Natural Harmonics o o o ond String Natural Harmonics o o o ost String Natural Harmonics o o o. Listen to songs that use natural harmonics. ome up ith short musical ideas that use harmonics. Learn to play the guitar harmonic ideas used in the song "or What t's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield. Play ith the recording. alvin nderson

3 Open Strings and Harmonics Basic Blues - Melody Part (Key of ). Try playing as a duet ith the bass part on page.. Listen to Jimmy Reed's "Big Boss Man" for a great example of simple rhythmic blues ideas just like this exercise. alvin nderson

4 Open Strings and Harmonics Basic Blues - Rhythm Part (Key of ) 6 6 alvin nderson

5 Basslines Part uitar "Look t Miss Ohio" illian Welch m ( ) T B "f ie Young" The Band Perry m ( ) n original key of recording (E Major) m n n n n ( ) "Learning To ly" Tom Petty m

6 Basslines Part "Let t Be" The Beatles ERSE m ( ) same note as st fret sixth string in a different octave ( ) HORUS m ( ) "Save Tonight" Eagle Eye herry m "Safe and Sound" apital ities.. j m.. j....

7 Basslines Part "The up Song" nna Kendrick originally a arter amily Song called "Will You Miss Me When 'm one" ERSE m HORUS m m "Roar" Katy Perry NTRO SON m "Stay With Me" Sam Smith m. j.

8 ESTHETS O SHTREN. Mentally study the music from beginning to end before playing it.. Break the piece up into sections before playing. Label each section ith, B,, etc. if necessary.. Mentally or literally map out ho you ill interpret the notes, thinking of the musical result of using different options for interpreting the music. or example, playing ith a pick may be brighter and edgier than the round arm sound you could get from playing ith your thumb.. ecide on ays to play the notes rather than playing them arbitrarily:. hoose dynamics be extremely descriptive *many big bands go as far as to coordinate cutoffs on the ends of notes. i. general dynamic level for each section (evaluate multiple options) ii. add hairpins (crescendos and decrescendos) iii. subito. add articulation to the notes and chords *eventually you should be able to add things like ithout riting them in, hoever, it s important to rite this stuff in until you can do it from rote. i. single notes - staccato ii. single notes - marcato usually more punchy and heavy than regular staccato. single notes - legato 6. single notes - slurred staccato. single notes - tenuto (notes are longer and/or louder and/or detache) 8. single notes - mixture of legato and staccato. single notes - ith thumb or finger.single notes - ith pick.single notes - tremolo.single notes - vibrato.single notes - detache.single notes - ornamentation (trills, mordents, turns).chords - roll ith fingers 6.chords - pinch ith fingers.chords - brush ith fingers 8. chords - brush ith thumb.chords - play ith pick.chords - up roll/rake ith pick. chords - don roll/rake ith

9 Reading Examples *use points of fingers *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute uitar E (open st string) (rd fret nd string) (st fret nd string) B (open nd string) /B m / /E. m. E m/b 6 m E m/b m 6 m.. J.. J.. m/.... J.. m/... maj J..... J J J. m alvin nderson Music

10 Reading Examples notes of the major scale in open position *use points of fingers *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute uitar (rd fret st string) (st fret st string) E (open st string) (rd fret nd string) (st fret nd string) B (open nd string) (nd fret rd string) (open rd string) (rd fret th string) E (nd fret th string) (open th string) (rd fret th string) m m 8 m m m m 8 m m 6 8 m alvin nderson Music

11 T B 6 6 E m E m,, Em, hords uitar *use points of fingers *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute alvin nderson Music

12 ,, Em, hords ROMN NUMERLS E m chord chord vi chord chord Try playing the folloing chord progressions based on roman numerals: vi vi vi vi THE HOR TEST *use this as a ay to insure that all notes of the chord ring E m

13 lternate oicings for hords *use points of fingers *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute type type uitar T B These are the voicings used in "Wonderall" and "ood Riddance (Time of Your Life)" type type Emtype type type mtype *this and voicing ork mainly in position type fr. alvin nderson Music

14 ingerpicking Patterns *use points of fingers *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute uitar T B 6 alvin nderson Music

15 T B TWO NOTE POWER HORS (key of ) vi m TWO NOTE POWER HORS (key of ) vi B m THREE NOTE POWER HORS (key of ) vi m THREE NOTE POWER HORS (key of ) vi B m 6 alvin nderson Music Poer hords uitar th and 6th String Roots

16 Poer hords th and th String Roots TWO NOTE POWER HORS (key of ) m vi TWO NOTE POWER HORS (key of ) B m vi THREE NOTE POWER HORS (key of ) m vi 8 6 THREE NOTE POWER HORS (key of ) B m vi 8 6 alvin nderson Music

17 T B type type m m,, m, hords uitar *use points of fingers -- think of fingers as shrimp *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute *fret notes close to fret to exert least amount of energy possible alvin nderson Music

18 ,, m, hords ROMN NUMERLS m type chord chord vi chord chord Try playing the folloing chord progressions based on roman numerals: vi vi vi vi THE HOR TEST *use this as a ay to insure that all notes of the chord ring m type

19 ii *use points of fingers *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute Position E m uitar T B ii Position m ii Some songs that use this progression: Pumped Up Kicks Radioactive Mad World Boulevard of Broken reams 6 alvin nderson Music

20 T B MJOR HORS B (add) sus/ E 8 MNOR HORS 8 m B m b m fr. m E m E m b m b m m fr. SEENTH HORS B b E b Master hord hart uitar *use points of fingers *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute 6 alvin nderson Music

21 Position ii E m 6 Position ii 6 m Position vi m Master hord hart

22 Position vi E m 8 Position (alternate) vi 8 sus/ sus(add) fr. E m (add) Master hord hart

23 Tenths in Major *use points of fingers *use finger pushups to develop muscle memory *start ith playing the amount of notes you can cleanly execute uitar vi / E m T B 8 vi /B E m 8 ii vi ii m /B E m / m 8 alvin nderson Music

24 String Set (6-) Moveable Major Scale Shapes uitar n b b b b n n n n T B String Set (-) b b b b b n n n n b String Set (-) b bb b b b b n n n n b b String Set (-) b b n n alvin nderson

25 Moveable Natural Minor Scale Shapes String Set (6-) uitar b b n n n n n nn b b b T B String Set (-) b b b n n n n n n n b b b b String Set (-) bb b b n n n n n n n b b b b b String Set (-) b b b b b n n n n n alvin nderson

26 PERORMNE SSESSMENT TEST UTR /6/6 NME:. Position hords,, vi, (,, Em, ). play vi. play vi. play vi * all chords to be played ith donstrokes. HORS: Position hords,, vi, (,, m, ). play vi. play vi. play vi * all chords to be played ith donstrokes. REP: Play the opening riff for or What t s Worth using natural harmonics. REN: read examples - from the Reading Examples orksheet. SLES: play moveable major scale (th string root) 6. ER TRNN: identify the folloing by ear:. to. to vi. to